$ = inexpensive (average entrée price per person, not including
alcohol: Lunch < $8.00, Dinner < $10.00)
$$ = moderate (ditto: Lunch
< $15.00, Dinner < $30.00)
Coffeehouses
South Lake/Caltech Area:
Borders Books & Music Coffeehouse - 475 S Lake, coffeehouse inside store,
outside seating too
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf - 146 S Lake Ave
Noah's Bagels - 605 S Lake, coffee too, right next to Wild Oats
Peet's Coffee and Tea - 605 S Lake Ave, right next to Wild Oats
Red Door Cafe - on the Caltech campus next to the bookstore, closes at 4:00 pm
Starbucks - 575 S Lake Ave (corner of Lake and California), and at 82 S. Lake Ave
(corner of Lake & Green)
Old Town Pasadena Area:
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf - 18 S Fair Oaks Ave
Equator - 22 Mills Place (alleyway), exotic coffees
Starbucks - 117 W Colorado Blvd, next to Barnes & Noble Bookstore
Food - South Lake/Caltech Area
Baja Fresh - 899 E Del Mar Blvd, at Lake and Del Mar, fast Mexican, $
Caltech Avery House Dining Hall - good Indian, Japanese offerings, $
Caltech Greasy - aka Chandler Cafeteria, variety of foods, $
Crocodile Cafe - 140 S Lake Ave, California cuisine, pasta, pizza, salad, $$
Eddie's Market - 217 S Michigan, sandwiches, $
El Portal - 695 E Green St, Yucatan/Mexican cuisine, $
Ernie's Roach Coach - outside KS building from ~12:30-1:30pm, Mexican,
sandwiches, $ CASH ONLY
Green Street Cafe - 146 Shoppers Lane, 1/2 block E of Lake, huge salads, good
sandwiches and entrées, $$
Hamburger Hamlet - 214 S Lake Ave, name says it all, $$
Jamba Juice - 204 S Lake Ave, juices, smoothies, jambolas, $
Koo Koo Roo - 238 S Lake Ave, roasted chicken, $
New Delhi Palace - 950 E Colorado Blvd, Indian, lunch buffet, $
Noah's Bagels - 605 S Lake Ave, next to Wild Oats, fresh bagels, bagel
sandwiches, coffee, $
Panda Express - 218 S Lake Ave, fast Chinese, $
Tropical Caribbean - 526 S Lake Ave, excellent Caribbean dishes, $
Pavillions - 845 E California Blvd, grocery store, deli, $
Pie and Burger - 913 E California Blvd, name says it all, breakfast too, $
Radhika's Cuisine of India - 140 Shoppers Lane, lunch specials, $ - $$
Sushi of Naples - 735 E Green St, lunch specials, $
Souplantation - 201 S Lake Ave, all you can eat soup/salad/pasta bar, $
South Lake Italian Kitchen - 524 S Lake Ave, pizza et al., lunch specials, $
Tarantino's Pizzeria - 784 E Green St, large portions, $ CASH ONLY
Taste of Bangkok - 924 E Colorado Blvd, Thai, lunch specials, $
Tony Roma's - 246 S Lake Ave, ribs, $$
Togo's Eatery - 273 S Lake Ave, sandwiches & salads, $
Wild Oats Market - 603 S Lake Ave, natural food market, deli & salad bar, $
Zankou Chicken - 1296 E Colorado Blvd, $
Food - Old Town Pasadena Area
A'Float Sushi - 87 E Colorado Blvd, $
Akbar Cuisine of India - 44 N Fair Oaks Ave, $
All India Cafe - 39 S Fair Oaks Ave, $
Aux Delices - 16 W Colorado Blvd, $
Barney's Ltd - 93 W Colorado Blvd, American, burgers, sandwiches, pub-like
atmosphere, $
Cafe Santorini - 64 W Union St, Mediterranean, upstairs
Cafe Xpress - 115 E Colorado Blvd, American, breakfast too, closes at ~5pm Sun -
Thurs, $
Cheesecake Factory - 2 W Colorado Blvd, American, $$
Clearwater Cafe - 168 W Colorado Blvd, microbrewery, seafood, $-$$
Crocodile Cafe - 88 W Colorado Blvd, California Cuisine, $-$$
Crown City Brewery - 300 S Raymond, $-$$
Gaucho Grill - 121 W Colorado Blvd, South American, $
Goldstein's Bagel Factory - 86 W Colorado Blvd, $
Gordon Biersch Brewery and Restaurant - 41 Hugus Alley, American, microbrewery
Il Fornaio - 24 W Union, Italian , Italian, $-$$
Jamba Juice - 64 E Colorado Blvd, smoothies, juices, $
Johnny Rockets - 52 Hugus Alley, American, hamburgers, pies, chili, malts, $
Kansai - 36 S Fair Oaks Ave, Japanese noodle, $, CLOSED MONDAYS
La Fornaretta - 39 S Raymond Ave, Italian, $-$$
La Luna Negra Tapas Bar & Restaurant - 44 W Green St, Mediterranean, $
Lamonicas New York Pizza - 50 W Colorado Blvd, pizza by the slice, $
Louise's Trattoria - 2 E Colorado Blvd, Italian pizzas & pastas, $$
Market City Cafe - 33 S Fair Oaks Ave, Italian, $-$$
Mezbaan Indian Cuisine - 80 N Fair Oaks Ave, $-$$
Mi Piace - 25 E Colorado Blvd, Italian, $-$$
Old Town Bakery & Restaurant - 166 W Colorado Blvd, American, $
Pita Pita - 37 S Fair Oaks Ave - Lebanese, Mediterranean, $-$$
The Rack Shack - 58 E Colorado Blvd, BBQ, $-$$
Ruby's Diner - 45 S Fair Oaks Ave, American, breakfast too, $
Soda Jerks - 219 S Fair Oaks, soda fountain, $
Sorriso - 46 E Colorado Blvd, Italian, $-$$
Xiomara - 69 N Raymond Ave, French, $$
Yujean Kang's - 67 N Raymond Ave, Chinese, $$
Food - Other areas of Pasadena
Avanti Cafe - 111 N Lake Ave, wood fired pizza, $
California Pizza Kitchen - 99 N Los Robles Ave, $
Camerons Seafood - 1978 E Colorado Blvd, $-$$
Dino's Italian - 2055 E Colorado Blvd, $
Marie Callendar's - 2300 E Foothill Blvd, $
Masa - 2063 E Colorado Blvd, Chinese, $
McCormick & Schmick's - 111 N Los Robles Ave, seafood, $-$$
Saladang - 363 S Fair Oaks Ave, Thai, lunch specials, $
Spring Garden - 187 N Sierra Madre Blvd, lunch specials, $
Suria Thai (across from Huntington Hospital in the plaza mall area)
Ice Cream/Sweets
Baskin Robbins - 561 S Lake Ave
Ghirardelli Soda Fountain & Chocolate Shop - 110 W Colorado (in Old Town
Pasadena)
See's Candies - 257 E Colorado Blvd
21 Choices Frozen Yogurt - 85 W Colorado Blvd (in Old Town Pasadena)
